Published in Better Programming·Mar 21Diving Into Open SourceTips and tricks for becoming an Open Source contributor — Open source is software whose source code is open — in other words, it can be accessed by anyone. It is a way for anyone to find a group of collaborators on a technical project. People join open-source projects to connect with the community, to learn technical skills, to help…Programming9 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Jan 21The Future of HR TechnologyHuman resources (HR), sometimes called by a different name such as People Operations, is an important part of any organization. Ultimately, an organization is defined by the people in it. HR manages the logistics, guiding them to shape the organization. In recent years, the face of work has changed. Jobs…Workflow6 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Jan 4How to Take Charge of Your Company’s Automation Success: Becoming a Citizen DeveloperDigital transformation has changed the idea of a workforce. Businesses are now under more pressure to upskill and reskill their employees in order to address new challenges from the pandemic. The shortage of professional software developers on the market has led to the growth of citizen development culture. More and…Automation8 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Dec 31, 20212022 Tech Predictions: 5 Automation Trends Worth FollowingIn 2021, digital transformation was the name of the game. In response to the challenges presented by the pandemic, industries honed in on adopting digital solutions while identifying untapped potential in the digital marketplace. Automation played a key role in the digital transformation occurring across industries. …Automation6 min read
Published in Geek Culture·Dec 24, 2021How Digital Adoption Helps U.S. Businesses Pivot Through COVID-19Last year, businesses were deeply concerned about how to survive COVID-19. In many instances, the fast-paced adoption of digital technology turned out to be key to the businesses’ survival. As 2021 ends, and with more people getting vaccinated globally, it’s important to assess how long the post-COVID recovery will take…Business6 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Nov 24, 2021Why Use gRPC and Thrift for Remote Procedure CallsUsually, whenever somebody wants to start building an HTTP API for their website, they pretty much exclusively use REST as the go-to architectural style. They prefer REST to alternative approaches such as RPC and GraphQL. REST works well for most cases, especially if you build a monolithic application that does…Grpc5 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Nov 19, 2021Introduction to PyTorch for Deep LearningArtificial neural networks (ANNs) are a popular tool used in deep learning. In an artificial neural network, data is passed through a data structure designed as a multi-layered series of connected nodes. This data structure is loosely based on the structure of an animal's nervous system. …Neural Networks3 min read
Published in Better Marketing·Nov 18, 2021Quora Spaces Are No Longer the PlacesA couple of years ago, the website Quora.com — originally a question-answering website — came out with another feature called Spaces. Quora Spaces are collaborative blogs, similar to Reddit subreddits. On Spaces, writers can ask and answer questions, as well as make short or long blog-style posts. They can also…Quora4 min read
Published in Dialogue & Discourse·Nov 13, 2021A Proud Nation Faces MeltdownSeven hundred miles from Athens, Greece, or about the distance from New York to Chicago, is Lebanon — a country that is known for its cosmopolitanism, cuisine, nightlife, natural beauty, and Phoenician heritage. Its cedars are mentioned dozens of times in the Bible, which says the wood was used to…Lebanon3 min read
Published in Feedium·Nov 8, 2021I Wrote a Clickbait Title. It Went Viral. Then This Happened.Some months ago, I read the most absurd article in the Daily Mail. It was about a group of people who made a write-up suggesting that Western-style sheet music notation should be abolished because of its association with colonialism, as part of how Oxford University might overhaul its music curriculum. …Medium4 min read